This book was compyled [and] made atte requeste of kyng Phelyp of Fraunce ...
Subtitle: whyche book is callyd in frensshe. le liure Royal· that is to say the ryal book. or a book for a kyng. ...
Contributors: Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 17:5.
Publisher: Printed by William Caxton
Published: 1485
Place of publication: [Westminster
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Conduct of life -- Early works to 1900.
Genres: Early works to 1900.
Other titles: Somme des vices et vertus.; Royal Book.; Le liure royal.; Ryal book.; Whan I remembre and take hede of the conuersacion of vs that lyue in this wretched lyf. in which is no surete ne stable abydyng.; Whan I remembre and take hede of the conversacion of us that lyve in this wretched lyf. in which is no surete ne stable abydyng.; Here foloweth the table of the rubriches of thys presente book entytled and named Ryal.
Work titles: Somme des vices et vertus.
Notes: A translation of: Laurent. Somme des vices et vertus.

Title from colophon, which continues: .. in the yere of thyncarnacyon of our lord, M.CC.lxxix. [and] translated or reduced out of frensshe in to englysshe by me wyllyam Caxton. atte requeste of a worshipful marchaunt [and] mercer of london. .. whiche translacion .. was achyeued. .. the xiij day of Septembre .. M,CCCC.lxxxiiij ..

Imprint from Needham.

Signatures: a-t u¹⁰.

Text, a2r, begins: W² han I remembre and take hede of the conuersacion of vs that lyue in this wretched lyf. in which is no surete ne stable abydyng. ..

Text, a3r, begins: H² ere foloweth the table of the rubriches of thys presente book entytled [and] named Ryal ..

The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

STC (2nd ed.) 21429.

Needham, P. Printer & the pardoner, Cx 83.

Duff 366.

Hain-Copinger 3691; Hain 14049.

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1938. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 17:05).